• Israel-Gaza war: US condemns ‘cynical’ Russia and China veto of ceasefire deal; Israel to go into Rafah ‘with or without US support’ – as it happened

    This live blog is now closed. For more on the US’s vetoed UN resolution, you can read our latest reporting:US resolution on Gaza ceasefire vetoed at UN by Russia and ChinaExplainer – Why did Russia and China veto US’s Gaza ceasefire resolution?The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that “hundreds of worshipers” were “blocked” from reaching the al-Aqsa mosque compound by Israeli forces on Friday.According to Wafa: “Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli forces significantly increased their military...

  • us china cyberespionage: US, UK accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions of people

    US and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defense contractors. Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic nicknamed the hacking group Advanced Persistent Threat 31 or "APT31", calling it an arm of China's Ministry of State Security. Officials reeled off a laundry list of targets: White House staffers, US...

  • China hits out at US and UK over cyber hack claims

    Beijing tells the US and UK to stop their own cyber attacks, accusing them of "political manipulation".

  • How Drones Might Decide a Future US-China War

    The rise of drone swarms is set to transform any future conflict between the U.S. and China, an expert has told Newsweek."It's clear that drones would play a large role in any U.S.-China conflict. First and foremost, they would play a major role in intelligence and surveillance—locating targets. It's true that both sides already have good surveillance capabilities using space satellites, but these capabilities would add still more capability," Lyle Goldstein, director of Asia engagement at...

  • More Americans trust Trump on trade than Biden, but split on China: Survey

    More Americans trust former President Trump’s approach to trade than President Biden's but are split on their approach to tariffs on China, according to a new survey. The YouGov poll, released Friday, found 42 percent of Americans somewhat approve of Trump's approach to foreign trade, 11 percent higher than Biden’s 31 percent. At the same

  • ‘Not war with China; don’t rely only on US’ – Marcos Jr.

    One may not have expected to hear or read this from Marcos Jr.

  • New Zealand joins US and UK in claims of China-backed cyberespionage

    Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored operation that targeted New Zealand’s Parliament in 2021, the country’s security minister said

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    New Zealand joins US and UK in claims of China-backed cyberespionage

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored operation that targeted New Zealand’s Parliament in 2021, the country’s security minister said. New Zealand’s allegation comes a day after American and British authorities announced a set of criminal charges and sanctions against seven hackers, who targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations,

  • Desperate Biden Falsely Claims Trump ‘Told Us to Inject Ourselves With Bleach’

    Joe Biden has released a new campaign video with Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi. Though the video claims to have been recorded live, it hilariously features an insane number of jump cuts, suggesting it actually took multiple takes throughout the recording process to get Biden's performance on the mark.

  • China claims US executives salute Xi’s ‘outstanding leadership’ in Beijing

    U.S. business executives met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday. China‘s state media outlet Xinhua reported that they included, “[Evan] Greenberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, [Stephen] Schwarzman, Chairman and CEO of Blackstone Group, [Cristiano] Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm, [and Graham] Allison, […]

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    US wants to recognise Russia as state sponsor of terrorism, claiming Putin illegitimate

    US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham will ask President Joe Biden's administration to recognise Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. Source: Lindsey Graham at a meeting with journalists in Kyiv, European Pravda reports Details: "I will ask the Biden administration to recognise Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism under US law," Graham said.

  • Majority in US reject Trump’s immunity claim, including half of Republicans

    Polls also finds that nearly half of respondents, 46% did not trust the supreme court to issue ‘a fair and nonpartisan ruling’Seventy per cent of American voters, and 48% of Republicans, reject Donald Trump’s claim to be immune from criminal prosecution for acts committed in office, a new poll said.In the poll from Ipsos and Politico Magazine, just 11% backed the former president and presumptive Republican nominee’s claim, as expressed in his federal election subversion case that has reached the...